Philip

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Philip m. Greek φίλος 'dear, loved, loving' + Greek ἵππος 'horse'.

The name of one of the Twelve Apostles, a 1st C saint, a 3rd C Roman emperor, an 8th C Byzantine emperor, an 8th C antipope, an 11th-12th C king of the Franks, a 12th C king of Germany, a 12th-13th C king of France, a 13th C king of France, a 13th C emperor of Constantinople, a 13th C pretender to the Norwegian throne, a 13th-14th C king of France and Navarre, a 14th C king of France and Navarre, a 14th C king of France, a 16th C king of Castile and Leon, and a 16th C king of Spain, Portugal, and Naples. Wyclif (1395): Filip.

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1348 Phylippo (abl) chlumecky 2; 1349 Philippo (dat) ibid. 40, Phylippus (nom) ibid. 70; 1350 Philippi (gen) ibid. 169, Philippo (abl) ibid. 159, Philippus (nom) ibid. 151; 1351 Philip (nom) ibid. 19, Philippo (dat) ibid. 15, Phylippo (dat) ibid. 58; 1353 Philip (nom) ibid. 94, Philipp (nom) ibid. 13, p. 21, Philippo (dat) ibid. 78, Phylipp (nom) ibid. 107, Phylippy (gen) ibid. 128; 1354 Philippo (dat) ibid. 61; 1355 Phylippo (dat) ibid. 93, Phylyppo (dat) ibid. 71; 1356 Philip (nom) ibid. 149, Philippus (nom) ibid. 159

England

Latin: ● 1279–80 Philippo (abl) WaHR-SK p. 27, Philipus (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1298 Philippus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1300 Philippus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 245; 1302 Philippi (gen) ComWil-vol1 p. 4, Philippus (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1381 Philippi (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 132, Philippus (nom) ibid. p. 87, Philipum (nom) ibid. p. 134; 1426 Philippo (dat) EEW p. 69, Philippum (acc) ibid. p. 69; 1485–1486 Philippo (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 54
Middle English: ● 1426 Phelippe EEW p. 71, Philippe ibid. p. 71; 1431 Phelippe ibid. p. 88
English: ● 1529 philip PP-HenV p. 10, phillip ibid. p. 3; 1530 Philip LIWill-III p. 80, Phylip ibid. p. 3; 1538 Phylyp BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1539 Phylyp ibid. p. 1; 1540 Phelyp ibid. p. 2, Phelypp ibid. p. 1; 1542 Phelyp ibid. p. 3, Philipp BEmar-vol1 p. 2; 1543 Phelyp BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1544 Phelyp ibid. p. 4, Phelype ibid. p. 4; 1545 Phelyp ibid. p. 4; 1546 Phelyppe ibid. p. 5; 1547 Phelyp ibid. p. 5, Phillip StAnthonlin p. 6, Phillipp ibid. p. 6; 1548 Phelyp BarnstapleBap p. 6, Phillip DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1549 Phillipp BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1551 Phelyp BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1552 Phelyppe ibid. p. 7, Phyllyp ibid. p. 7; 1553 Phelyp ibid. p. 8, Phelype ibid. p. 8; 1555 Phelyp ibid. p. 9; 1556 Phelyp ibid. p. 9; 1557 Philip ProcSuf-vol3 p. 265; 1558 Philip SaxhamSf p. 131; 1559 Phylyp BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1560 Phelyp ibid. p. 10; 1561 Phelyp ibid. p. 11, Phillipp ibid. p. 11; 1562 Phelypp ibid. p. 12, Phelyppe ibid. p. 12; 1565 Philippe bruton-vol1 p. 35; 1567 Philippe ibid. p. 36, Phillipp CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1571 Philip DEmar-vol1 p. 82; 1573 Phillip StAnthonlin p. 23; 1575 Phillip OrpingtonKe p. 4; 1576 Phillippe BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1578 Philip BUmar-vol2 p. 62, Phillip OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1579 Philip DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1580 Philippe bruton-vol1 p. 44; 1581 Philip DEmar-vol1 p. 84, DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1583 Phillip OrpingtonKe p. 6; 1584 Philip DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1586 Philip ibid. p. 12; 1587 Philip ibid. p. 14; 1588 Philip ibid. p. 15; 1589 Philip ibid. p. 17, Philippa ibid. p. 19; 1590 Philip ibid. p. 21, Philipe bruton-vol1 p. 50, Phillip StAnthonlin p. 34; 1591 Philip DEmar-vol2 p. 22; 1592 Philip ibid. p. 25; 1593 Philip ibid. p. 26, Phillip StAnthonlin p. 36; 1595 Philip DEmar-vol2 p. 32, Phillippe BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1596 Philip DEmar-vol2 p. 33, Phillippe BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1597 Philip DEmar-vol2 p. 35; 1598 Philip ibid. p. 37, StAnthonlin p. 39, Phillip BEmar-vol2 p. 31, StAnthonlin p. 39; 1599 Philip DEmar-vol2 p. 41, bruton-vol1 p. 57, Phillipe StAnthonlin p. 39

Estonia

Middle Low German: ● 1427 Phylippus BbRT p. 352

France

Latin: ● 1067 Philippi (gen) CartNDSaintes XII; 1067x1086 Philippi (gen) ibid. XIV; 1079x1081 Philippo (abl) ibid. XXI; 1107 Philippo (abl) CartStPC XVII; 1135 Philippi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 7, Philippus (nom) ibid. 7; 1138x1162 Philippus (nom) ibid. 69; 1147 Philippi (gen) ibid. 14, Philippus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII, clairvaux-12thc 18; 1147x1162 Philippo (abl) ibid. 55; 1152x1156 Philippus (nom) ibid. 31; 1154 Philippi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LIV, Philippo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 27; 1163–64 Philippus (nom) ibid. 111; 1164 Philippus (nom) ibid. 121; 1180 Philipi (gen) RotScaNor p. 3, Philipo (abl) ibid. p. 11, Philippo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LV, Philipus (nom) RotScaNor p. 4; 1183 Philippo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LVI; 1188 Philippi (gen) ibid. XCIV, Philippus (nom) ibid. XCIV; 1190 Philippi (gen) ibid. LXXIX, Philippus (nom) ibid. LXXIX; 1214 Philippi (gen) ibid. LXXV; 1255 Philippus (nom) ArrestReg-volI I, Candlemas; 1257 Philippi (gen) ibid. XX, BMV, Philippo (abl) ibid. XV, BMV, Philippus (nom) ibid. XVII, BMV; 1258 Philippum (acc) ibid. XXXVII, pluribus, Philippus (nom) ibid. XXIII, Pentecost; 1259 Philippi (gen) ibid. I, Pentecost, Philippo (abl) ibid. I, Pentecost, Philippum (acc) ibid. XI, Pentecost, Philippus (nom) ibid. I, Pentecost; 1260 Philippi (gen) ibid. XVIII, Ascension, Philippo (abl) ibid. XVIII, Ascension, Philippus (nom) ibid. XVIII, Ascension; 1261 Philippus (acc) ibid. VI, BMV; 1301 Philippi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 205, Philippo (abl) ibid. p. 201; 1304 Philippus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVI; 1378 Philippi (gen) hanquetvol1 166, Philippo (dat) ibid. no. 13, Phillippo (dat) ibid. 2150
Old French: ● 1296 Felippe paris1296 p. 26, Phelippe ibid. p. 3; 1301 Phelippe (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 237; 1313 Phelippe Paris1313 p. 2, Philippe ibid. p. 47; 1327 Philippe lecoy p. 175, Philippes ibid. p. 187; ◑ 1296 Phelippot paris1296 p. 27; 1313 Phelippot Paris1313 p. 107; 1327 Philippot lecoy p. 179
Middle French: ● 1392 Phelippe MemBret-II col. 605; 1418 Phelippe HGParis p. 376, Philippe ibid. p. 380; 1421 Philippe favier p. 161; 1423 Philippe ibid. 476; 1438 Philippe ibid. 264; 1595 Phelippe Toureille, Philippe ibid.; ◑ 1392 Phelipon MemBret-II col. 614, Phelipot ibid. col. 602, Phelippot ibid. col. 613, Philipon ibid. col. 600; 1418 Phelipot HGParis p. 374, Phelippon ibid. p. 380, Phelippot ibid. p. 373, Philipot ibid. p. 374; 1421 Phelippon favier 105, Phelippot ibid. p. 165, Philippot ibid. 594, Phillippot ibid. 490, Phlippot ibid. 12; 1423 Philippot ibid. 56; 1438 Philippin ibid. 239, Philippot ibid. 14

Germany

Latin: ● 1173 philippum (acc) quix-vol1 99; 1185 Philippus ibid. 36; 1191 Philippus (nom) ibid. 38; 1194 Philippus (nom) ibid. 54; 1196 Philippo (abl) ibid. 68; 1206 Philippus (nom) hennes-vol1 7; 1207 Philippo (abl) ibid. 8; 1211 Philippus (nom) ibid. 11; 1216 Philippus (nom) ibid. 21; 1218 Philippus (nom) ibid. 32; 1219 Philippus (nom) ibid. 36; 1225 Philippus (nom) ibid. 69; 1228 Philippo (abl) ibid. 74; 1234 Philippus (nom) ibid. 89; 1401 phylippi (gen) HD1401 no. 329, phylippo (dat) ibid. no. 33; ◑ 1173 philippus (nom) quix-vol1 99

Italy

Latin: ● 1265x1339 Filippi (gen) BBC-Berg 132; 1276 Filippus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1282 Filippus (nom) ibid. p. XLVII; 1283 Filippus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1285 Filippi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156, Filippus (nom) ibid. p. 154; 1527 Philippi (gen) Rome1527 p. 83, Philippus (nom) ibid. p. 81; ◑ 1285 Filiputii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156; 1326 Philipponus (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 435, Philippussio (abl) ibid. no. 437, Philippussius (nom) ibid. no. 437

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1235 Philippus (nom) hennes-vol1 93

Scotland

Latin: ● 1376 Philippo (dat) morton-vol1 16

Spain

Latin: ● 1488 Philippi (gen) carbonell p. 23, Philippus (nom) ibid. p. 22; 1490 Philippi (gen) ibid. p. 46
Catalan: ● 1510 Felip valencia1510 717, Phelip ibid. 1599

Sweden

Old Swedish: ● 1383 Philippus (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1926, Philpus ibid. no. 1944

Switzerland

Latin: ● 14thCx1478 Philippum (acc) Ob-SPVn (24)

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